Poaching refuses die down in the flooded KazirangaNational Park where 3 rhinos were killed for horns during the last 24 hours. That too in the presence of forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, who arrived in the national park on Wednesday afternoon.
Poachers have killed a full grown rhino on Thursday wee hours when a huge portion of the world heritage site is still reeling under flood. The incident took place in the Bagori range where the forest guards spotted the carcass in the morning. Poachers were believed to have taken away the horn. The incident took place a day after poachers killed a full grown female rhino along with her calf on Wednesday. A section of the KNP officials has tried to blame it all on the flood. But the missing horn has proved, beyond doubt, that it was case of rhino poaching.
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Utter disappointment seems to have gripped the Assam Congress legislators after the AICC has recommended Sanjoy Singh’s name for the Rajya Sabha membership from the state.Nobody has disclosed their disappointment in public. But sources told Assam Times that the APCC in rank and file are dead opposed to the move to elect a candidate from UP who was closed to Rajiv Gandhi.On the other hand, the party has yet to disclose the name of the third choice candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls slated for February 7. According to sources, either Bhubneswar Kalita or Kirip Chaliha is set to be fielded for the seat.
A major tragedy has been averted in Udalguri when security forces defused a powerful IED on Monday.Planted under a bridge in Bhergaon, the bomb was spotted by the local residents reported it to the police before being defused.
Uncertainty seems to have griped the Assam Congress legislators over the third choice candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.Sources told Assam Times that closed door meets in Delhi and Dispur have failed to end the dilemma over the party’s third choice candidate.Education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma is understood to have called on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at his Koinadhara residence on Monday morning and discuss the stalemate.On Sunday night Gogoi meet forest minister Rockybul Hussain and MLA Debabrata Saikia.
The entire Guwahati city plunges into a dearth of potable water from Monday morning. The situation is expected to improve only after the next 72 hours.Public health engineering workers are on strike from 5 in the morning alleging the failure of the government to redress their grievances.The workers on strike have not allowed the hired men to run the water pumps at the Pandu Ghat. They raised their 14 point demands last week threatening strike from Monday. But of no avail forcing them to resort to strike for the next 72 hours.
Assam Congress legislators will meet on Monday to chalk out a slew of strategies to put up an outstanding performance in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The brain storming meet is scheduled to take place at 11 in the morning at the legislators’ conference in the Assembly House premises. Grievances of a section of legislators are likely to figure in the meeting to be presided over by chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Gogoi is likely to apprise his fellow legislators of the outcome of the meeting with party vice president Rahul Gandhi.The meeting is further expected to discuss the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls along with the assembly session being convened from February 10 to 15.
APCC poll panel will meet on Monday to prepare panels of candidates for each of the Lok Sabha constituencies.Internal observers are expected to submit their findings on Monday on the winnable candidates after touring the constituencies.The poll panel is scheduled to meet at 3 in the afternoon at the Hotel Greenwood in Khanapara.The panels would be sent to the AICC poll committee in New Delhi for screening.
Rajya Sabha MP from BPF Biswajeet Daimary is all set to file his nomination on Monday seeking reelection to the Upper House with the help of Congress.Daimary is scheduled to file his nomination on Monday before the returning officer in Dispur.BPF sources told Assam Times that Daimay would be the second choice candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for February 7.His term will expire on April 13 along with Bhubneswar Kalita from Congress and Birendra Prasad Baishya from AGP.
The Opposition is likely to give the Congress an easy walk over in the Rajya Sabha polls for three seats.The opposition comprising manly BJP, AGP and AIUDF have not been able to project a consensus candidate for the polls slated for February 7.BJP has already given walk over citing lack of strength. AGP and AIUDF are in talks. But there is hardly any outcome. As a result, AGP will lose its lone seat in the upper House.
In yet another repeat performance, journalists on Sunday defied militant diktat and celebrated the 65th Republic Day in Guwahati Press Club premises. A group of other citizens, including children, joined them.Hoisting the National Flag, senior journalist Dayanath Singh called upon one and all to resist any threat to the dignity of the Tricolour, the colours of which is tinged with sacrifices of innumerable martyrs, both known and unknown. Singh, whose father was a freedom fighter, recalled the repression his family had been subjected to during the Quit India Movement when their house was demolished and they had to migrate to West Bengal from their home State Uttar Pradesh.Earlier, senior...
Assam Congress president Bhubneswar Kalita is likely to seek re-election to the Rajya Sabha.According to top sources, Kalita, whose term will expire on April 13 is all set to file his nomination before the returning officers in Dispur on Monday two days after he got green signal from the party high command.He is expected to be the party’s first choice candidate for the polls slated for February 7.In yet another significant development, the party is believed to have finalised nomination of Kirip Chaliha as the third choice. A circle of legislators have been lobbying for the former Lok Sabha MP for the last couple of months.
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